Railway-tie and fastener.



J. T. CLARK.

RAILWAY TIE AND PASTENER.

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if 6 a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T. CLARK, OF PBOVO, UTAH.

RAILWAY-TIE AND FABTENEB.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN T. CLARK, a citizen of the United States, residin at Provo city, in the county of Utah an State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties and Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a metal tie for railways and a fastener to secure the rails thereon, which will provide the sustaining surface for the rails and which will hold them from lateral and longitudinal displacement.

These objects I accomplish with the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several figures, and as described in the following specification.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the tie, parts cut away. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the tie and the fastening means used on the intermediate portion of the rail. Fig. 3 isaside elevation of a tie, parts in section. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one end of the tie and the jomt rails thereon, nart in section. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the rail plate. Figs. 6 and 7 are plan views of the wedge, Fig. 6 showing a modified form for the position of the holes. Fig. 8 is a side 'elevation of said wedge.

My tie is made from a sheet of metal, bent to form an open ended channel 1, having the upper edge of the sides (1 thereof, turned inwar l flan es 2, which flanges act as a guide and hol ing channel for the wedges 8.

each end of said channel a portion of said flanges 2 and of the sides a, are out out thus forming rail receiving cuts 20. The bottom I; of said channel has slits 3 cut therein, and

ortions of said bottom I; bent downward f ormin depending lugs 3, which are to be embed ed 1n the road-bed. Within said channel 1, are placed short blocks of wood or other fibrousmaterial 5, the upper sides of which extend above the bottom of the said cuts 20. The purpose of said wooden blocks is to form a cushion for the rails that are to bear thereon. Su erim osed on said wooden blocks 5, are t e rai -plates 6, pertions of the sides thereof, the same length as the width of the said cuts 20, extend into said cuts-20. The purpose being to prevent longitudinal movement of the said railplates; and as said rail-plates are placed Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 10, 1911.

y and then downwardly forming Near and the wooden blocks 5, and the rail-plates 6-, are placed within the said channels 1, the

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

Serial No. 820,160.

said channel 1, and over said rail-plates 6,

are driven metal Wedges 8, with the insert mg and tapered end having their side edges bent upward to form upturned flanges 8'. Said flanges 8' engage and slide within the said guide or holding channel in the said flanges 2. Through the said wedges 8 are bored or punched a plurality of holes 9, an equal distance apart and in a line practically at an angle of 45 degrees from the lon itu dinal. Within one of said holes 9, if t ree of said holes are used, and in two of them if six holes are used, are fitted a flanged spike 10, on which is carried a rectangular shaped washer 4. The said washer 4 is made rectangular to cover the holes 9. On the outside of the rails A is a bridge fish-plate 13, which covers or crosses three of my ties when they are placed in position on the road-bed. Over each of said three ties and on the outside of said bridge fish-plate 13, is placed a brace-block 14,-which is held in place by the bolts 15 assing therethrough and engaging the rails A portion of sald brace-blocks 14 extends downward formin a lug 14, which lug fits between the said flanges 2 of said channel 1, and bears on the upper side of the said wedge 8 adjacent thereto.

When the ties are in place on the road-bed rails are placed within the said cuts 20. The wedges 8 are then driven into osition, with the tapered edges of said we ges engaging the flanges of said rails; m purpose is to drive the said wedges until the spring or resiliency thereof will form a spring tension against said rails. When in that position one of the said holes 9 will be in vertical alinement with one of the holes 7, and the spike 10 is then driven through said holes and the bottom portion of saidspike into the said wooden block 5. The bridge fish-plateand the brace blocks 14 are then bolted to said rails at the joint between two of said rails. This su port will prevent any tendency to give own at the joint when the trains pass over that portion of the road,

and the wooden blocks 5 will furnish the cushion effect desired.

Having thus described my invention I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim 1. A railway tie and fastener consisting of, a metal channel formed from a sheet of metal, inwardly and downwardly turned flanges on the upper edges of said channel having portions thereof cut out to form rail receiving openings, cushion blocks closely fitted within each end portion of said metal channel, rail-plates superimposed on said cushion blocks and having portions thereof extended to fit within the cuts in the sides of said metal channel, also having a plurality of holes therethrough and in a transverse line, wedges having their edges upturned to form a shallow channel and a plurality of holes through the bottom of said shallow channel in a line at practically 4-5 degrees from the longitudinal, and spikes adapted to be driven through one hole of the said wedges and the alined hole in the said rail-plate and into the said wooden block therebeneath, as and for the purposes described.

2. A railway tie and fastener consisting of, a channel formed from a sheet of metal and having the upper edges of the sides of said channel flanged inwardly and then downwardly, with portions of the flanges and sides cut out and adapted to receive the bottom of a railway rail, cushion blocks closely fitted within each end portion of said channel, metal rail-plates superimposed on said cushion blocks and having portions extending through the cuts in the sides of said channel, also having a plurality of holes therethrough and in a transverse line, and Wedges having flanges on the sides thereof and a plurality of holes therethrough laced in a line at practically 45 degrees f f-om the longitudinal.

3. A railway tie and fastener consisting of, a channel made from a sheet of metal, and having the edges of said channel turned to form inverted uide channels therein, transverse rail receiving cuts through said guide channels and into said first mentioned channel, wooden blocks within each end of said first mentioned channel, metal railplates superimposed on said wooden blocks having ortions thereof extended to fit within said rail receiving cuts, metal wedges having their edges flanged to engage said guide channels, and means to fasten said wedges.

4. A railway tie and fastener consisting of, an open ended channel formed from a sheet of metal, and having the upper edges, of the sides of said channel flanged in-z \vardly and then downwardly, with portions of the said sides and flanges cut out and adapted to receive the bottom of a railway rail, cushion blocks closely fitted within each end portion of said channel, metal railplates superimposed on said cushion blocks and having portions thereof extending through the cuts in the sides of said channel, also having a plurality of holes therethrough and in a transverse line, and wedges having flanges on the sides thereof and a plurality of holes therethrough placed in a line at practically 45 degrees from the longitudinal.

5. A railway tie and fastener consisting of, an open ended upturned channel formed from a sheet of metal, having the upper edges of the sides of said channel turned inwardly and then downwardly adapted to form a guide channel, rail receiving open ings cut. through said guide channels and a part of said u turned channel, cushion blocks fitted within the end portions of said upturned channel, metal railplates superimposed on said cushion blocks having extended portions on each edge and a plurality of holes therethrough in a transverse line, and wedges having their edges flanged to slide within the guide channels and with a plurality of holes therethrough in a line at practically 45 degrees.

6. A railway tie and fastener consisting of, a metal channel whose edges are turned inwardly and then downwardly, transverse rail-receiving openings cut in the upper edges of said channel, cushion blocks closely fitted within each end of said metal channel, metal rail-plates having a plurality of holes therethrough in a transverse line and portions of said rail-plates extended and adapted to fit within said rail-receiving openings, wedges having one edge tapered and the adjacent edges upturned to form a shallow channel, and also having a plurality of holes therethrough the same distance apart as the holes in said rail-plates but in a line practically at an angle of 45 degrees from the longitudinal, and a spike of length suflicient to be driven through said rail-plate, and said wedge and into said wooden block.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN T. CLARK.

Witnesses:

J. W. MUssER, SAM RANEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

